The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-04-27
TIE INTERSTATE ENCANIPNIENT.
ihe Progress Making in Perfecting the Ar
rnnSements-'Thc Farmers Should Attend In
Large Numbers


Last week Major ID. Il. Duncan, J. w.
w Ollord and Commissioner Butler, on in
Vl'ajon OF the Governor and Commissioner
IoI Agriculture OF Georgia, attended meet
ImS OF Georgia farmers in Atlanta. That
meeting was called to consider the condi
ton of the tanning interests and make ar
rangcmcnts for fair in Atlanta. This
does not come in competition with the in
icrStatc cncampmcnt at this place Major
Duncan explained 10 the meeting what pro
grcSS we had made here and they looked
very iavorably on the enterprise, and stated
That Georgia would be represented. Satur.
DAY afternoon, there was Il meeting Of the
Stockholders of the Encampmcnt in the
Court House. DR.. Fleming, chairman of
thC Trustees stated that some of the sub
"crlbcrs had failed TO pay the amounts
promised and that in order to make all
preparations necessary more money was
hccacd, \ motion was carried to issue as
iuuch as thirty shares of preferred stock.
lat 5000 a share. This preferred stock is
10 come IN first in the payment of dividends
up to eight per cent. The Association re-
serves the right at any time to redeem the
STOCK, paying interest at the rate of ten per
cent. but it is not bound TO pay interest or
dividends unless the money is made. Sew
cral questions looking 10 the success of the
enterprise were discussed. Large manu-
lacturcrS have been writing letters asking
about the space allowed for the exhibition
Of goods and the conditions on which thew
will he allowed TO come There are sew
craI things that will contribute to the sue
cess of this cncnmpmcnt. First and fore
most Il large crowd of farmers is necessary.
and we cannot draw these from distant
States or counties the first year The farm
crs OF Sparianburg county are called on to
make TINS success. If 800 of them will
build tents and move their families in for
one week and that fact is known before.
Aand, the manufacturers will come with
machinery and there will be all sots of
patent contrivanccs on exhibition. A small
wooden tent that will give shelter TO several
persons will cost $40 or SD. The farmers
III reach can come in the last of July and
build their own tents either hauling lumber
from home or buying ii on the ground.
All the poor farmers should attend because
they may be able to learn something. All
the good ones should certainly be there.
for their counsel will be needed. Those
living in the mineral belt of the county
should not only attend themselves but they
should have on exhibition specimens Of the
minerals and ores OF the county. Our
uCIghbOrs across the State line should turn
out IN force, for they are equally interested
with us in the movement We hope to see
hundred North Carolina families en-
campcd here in August. The State exhibit
which will certainly he sent here is worth
losing several days To see. One may spend
hours looking at the mineral, animal and
vegetable products of the State. The
names OF several persons who are going to
build tents have been reported and it is our
desire that they all be sent into this office
Sometime in May their names will be pub
hshcd. Let them come in by the hundred